Cheng Wei, Founder of Didi Woya

About Cheng Wei

Cheng Wei is the founder and CEO of DiDi, a mobile transportation platform based in Beijing, China. DiDi provides ride-hailing, taxi dispatching, bike-sharing, and urban mobility services. The company has raised a total of $43.8 billion across 12 funding rounds. Prior to founding DiDi in 2012, Cheng Wei worked at Alibaba for eight years.

Cheng Wei at a glance

• Company: Didi Woya
• Total raised: $43.8B
• Latest round: Series D
• Investors: Tencent, Apple Inc., Capital International Group, Ping An Ventures, Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund
• Location: Beijing, China

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